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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Thoreau do early in the morning?
(a) Gathered food from his garden.
(b) Went for a walk.
(c) Read a book.
(d) Bathed in the pond.

2. How close is Thoreau's nearest neighbor?
(a) Three miles.
(b) Half a mile.
(c) One mile.
(d) Two miles.

3. What man-made device can Thoreau hear from his window?
(a) Streetcar.
(b) Horse-pulled wagon.
(c) Lumber mill whistle.
(d) Railroad cars.

4. Which book are most men satisfied by reading or having read to them?
(a) Virgil's Aeneid.
(b) The Farmer's Almanac.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Shakespeare's Sonnets.

5. For what purpose does Thoreau believe most men have learned to read?
(a) Convenience.
(b) Education.
(c) Pleasure.
(d) Vanity.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far was Thoreau's house from Concord?

2. What did Thoreau imagine doing?

3. Some of Thoreau's pleasantest hours are spent during this kind of weather:

4. "As long as possible live free and..."

5. What attracted Thoreau to the farm?

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